In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights. “Performance Bonus” means the fight made you say “HOLY F@#$ING $#!@.”
One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes the greatest fight isn’t the main event. At UFC Fight Night 124 however, the greatest fight was the main event, and one of two other bonuses went to the main card.
Fight of the Night of the Night: $50,000 bonuses
•Jeremy Stephens defeated Dooho Choi by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 2:36)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/952769660071497729
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
•Marco PoloReyes defeated Matt Frevola by Knockout (Punch, Round 1, 1:00)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/952723656517369857
Performance of the Night: $50,000 bonus
•Darren Elkins defeated Michael Johnson by Submission (RNC, Round 2, 2:22)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/952742921878454272
In addition, to the bonuses and purses, there is:
•Reebok pay, based on tenure, for wearing the distinctive apparel during fight week and in the Octagon;
•Sometimes fighters get discretionary locker room bonuses of varying amounts; despite their name, locker room bonuses actually come in the mail now;
•In some cases there is an LOA [Letter of Agreement] on the contract for additional income; and,
•The most elite fighters get points on the pay per view, although that has no relevance to FOX event.
The next league event is UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou on January 20, 2018 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
